Announced during Opening Night Live, Amazon’s Secret Level adult animation anthology series from the people behind Netflix’s Love Death + Robots stole the show with its eye-catching trailer packed with video game adaptations. But one short flew under the radar — and it looks like it stars one of the most popular actors on earth.
The glimpse and you’ll miss it look at the Armored Core animation that’s a part of the Secret Level anthology series includes a snapshot of a character that looks a lot like The Matrix and John Wick star Keanu Reeves. Check it out:
If that’s not Keanu Reeves, then I expect his agent will be on the phone to Amazon first thing in the morning demanding a royalty payment. Surely this is in fact Keanu Reeves — the face is instantly recognisable.
Reeves, of course, is no stranger to the world of video games. Most recently he starred in CD Projekt’s 2020 action RPG Cyberpunk 2077 as Johnny Silverhand. Now, in a surprise move, he’s turned his attention to FromSoftware’s Armored Core, which, while a popular series, is not considered one of the bigger video game franchises around. But then, there are other surprising entries on the Secret Level anthology list. No-one was expecting an animation for Unreal Tournament, for example, or Spelunky, but here we are.
Secret Level will have 15 episodes based on various video games. Here’s the list:
- PlayStation Studios
- Sifu
- Warhammer 40,000
- Unreal Tournament
- New World: Aeternum
- Dungeons & Dragons
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Pac-Man
- Honor of Kings
- Armored Core
- Mega Man
- Exodus
- Spelunky
- Crossfire
- Concord
A word on the Warhammer 40,000 animation: Games Workshop has confirmed it’s “inspired” by the upcoming video game Space Marine 2, which is due out in September. It stars “Titus and the boys” in animated action, which is certainly something for Warhammer 40,000 fans to get excited about.
The 15-episode Secret Level series premieres December 10. For more, check out everything announced at Opening Night Live.
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